# Alex Yurkowski

> Alex Yurkowski is the co-founder and chief technology officer of ClickUp, the work-management platform that began as an internal tool and grew into a global software company. A University of Notre Dame computer science graduate and former IBM engineer, he is known for a pragmatic engineering style, a preference for flexible software over rigid workflows, and a focus on short feedback loops. He is now also bringing that builder's perspective back to Notre Dame as a technical mentor for student product teams.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at ClickUp
- **Organizations:** ClickUp, Mango Technologies, IBM, University of Notre Dame Innovation Sprint Lab
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, University of Notre Dame
- **Known for:** Co-founded ClickUp and led its technology organization from an internal tool into a global work-management platform., Helped scale ClickUp through a $100 million Series B in 2020 and a $400 million Series C at a $4 billion valuation in 2021., Built and discussed a global architecture centered on Node.js, PostgreSQL, Angular, AWS, Elasticsearch and Redis, later expanding services as product demands grew.

## Career timeline

- **2010-2014** — Studied computer science at the University of Notre Dame.
- **After 2014** — Worked as a software engineer at IBM in North Carolina after having previously worked there.
- **2017** — Co-founded ClickUp with Zeb Evans and became chief technology officer; the product began as an internal work-management tool.
- **2020** — Helped lead ClickUp through weekly product releases and global infrastructure growth; the company raised a $100 million Series B in December.
- **2021** — ClickUp raised a $400 million Series C at a $4 billion valuation, taking disclosed total funding to $535 million.
- **2023** — ClickUp 3.0 became generally available; Yurkowski credited customers and the full company team for shaping and delivering it.
- **2025** — Served as a technical mentor to Notre Dame student product teams in the Innovation Sprint Lab.
- **2026** — Named, with Justin Hintz, for Notre Dame student entrepreneurship's inaugural Program Builder Award and listed as a returning mentor for the fall Innovation Sprint Lab.

## Achievements

- Co-founded ClickUp and led its technology organization from an internal tool into a global work-management platform.
- Helped scale ClickUp through a $100 million Series B in 2020 and a $400 million Series C at a $4 billion valuation in 2021.
- Built and discussed a global architecture centered on Node.js, PostgreSQL, Angular, AWS, Elasticsearch and Redis, later expanding services as product demands grew.
- Supported a weekly product-release cadence through actionable work items, sprint allocation and shortened feedback loops.
- Recognized with Justin Hintz by Notre Dame student entrepreneurship with its 2026 Program Builder Award for creating hands-on opportunities for student engineers.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Listed as a returning technical mentor for the fall 2026 Notre Dame Innovation Sprint Lab, with ClickUp returning as a program partner.
- **2026-04** — Recognized with Justin Hintz by Notre Dame student entrepreneurship's inaugural Program Builder Award for proposing a hands-on program pairing computer science students with real feature development.
- **2025-12** — ClickUp launched ClickUp 4.0, a redesigned converged workspace connecting tasks, documents, chat, meetings and AI.
- **2025** — Mentored Notre Dame student product teams and publicly praised students Joshua Tighe and Khang Le for team leadership, frontend work and complex problem-solving.

## Links

- Website: https://clickup.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-yurkowski-70644585
- GitHub: https://github.com/ayurkows

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Last updated: 2026-09-27